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Two unvaccinated people in Pennsylvania are first measles-related deaths in US this year (krdo.com)
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[–] 19 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Even if they were Amish, not all Amish are anti-vax or anti modern medicine. I used to run EMS in an area with a large Amish community and we went out for Amish frequently. Sometimes you'd roll up and they'd be coating our patient in essential oils (not exaggerating, I've seen it), and sometimes you'd roll up and family would hand you a doctor's printout of the patients medication list and calmly explain to you the patients medical history, what doctors they were seeing, and what for.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago

    I'm in Australia, and on a bus home from work a kid went to sit in front of me but hesitated, so I looked and there was a small bottle on the seat. 50mL maybe.

    I told the kid "probable a small alcohol bottle, I'll put it in a bin" and she sat down

    It wasn't. It was "healing oils". A bottle of essential oils that said it would fix anything. It deserved the bin

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    There are sub groups within Amish. The zealots are the worst. They are also the poorest and least educated.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago*

    There should be a limit on the amount of children you can have if you don't vaccinate them.

    Your first child isn't vaccinated? Sorry, you should get your tubes or dick tied, and are prohibited from raising any child.

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